Process of making artificial stone, &amp;c.



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stone may be made by thoroughly mixing UNITED STATES JOHN T. SALTIEL, OF

Patented June 9, 1903.

DENVER, COLORADO.

PROCESS OF MAKING ARTIFICIAL STONE, 86C- SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed November 28, 1902.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN T. SALTIEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes of Making -Artificial Stone, &c., of which the following is a specification.

My discovery relates to the manufacture of artificial stone, brick, tile, mortar, or plaster and to the preservation of natural stone; and the invention which constitutes my improvement will be stated in the claims hereto appended.

The object of my invention is the production of a liquid compound which will intimately mix with the dampening-water of the composition and which when molded and exposed to the air for drying or otherwise treated will greatly aid to render the article produced thereby n'oof against the rava es 0 heat, water, or weat ier.

'K ur ier object is the preservation of stones which are known to be comparatively easily affected .by lieat water, and weather, which object I accomplish by Rating ors 'oaking the stone with water in which hasbeen stirred the new liquid compo uiid hereinafter described.

To prepare the liquid compound, take about one-fourth pound of tallow or suet fat and one uart of rain or so t wa or )01 o a sou and 3001. Next add about threE'IIdicn finely then add, preferably in the following order, one quart of acetic acid, then the fat soup above described, then'the egg-shell and vine gar mixture and tlieli'boil tli'wliol and??? 16w it toc6b l. This liquid compound is kept in sealed vessels until it is stirred in the dampening-water and used.

I have found that a very excellent artificial while dr the following ingredients in about the proportions stated, measured by volume, to wit: Granite from one-inch mesh to a powder, fifteen parts; powdered or fine-crushed glass or glass sla wo par s;

hard cinder-clinkers one to one-fourth inch mesh, eight parts; oehers, seven parts a l; The who e 1s draulie cement, fifteen parts. 'Tow thormg l y dampened and mixed to about the consistency of plastic mortar with water in which has been stirred the new liquid compound above described. Two to five quarts of the liquid compound is sufficient to pre-' pare forty-five gallons of the dampeningwater. \Vhen prepared as just stated, this composition is ready and suitable to be molded into tile, post, or other desirable shape, or it may be laid as a pavement or wall. It is nearly as strong as granite and stands about the same wear. It is not affected by the weather.

In mixing plasters or clays for brick, tile, and the like the proportions of the compound to the dampening-water is varied; and it will be understood that the proportions of the components and the order in which the steps of the process are carried out may be varied, so long as the effectiveness of the composition is not impaired.

The process of proofing and strengthening artificial stone, brick, tile and plasters, which consists in dampening the mixed dry ingredients thereof with water in which has been stirred at liquid mixture consisting of warm water, acetic acid, fat soup and eggshells and vinegar which have been boiled together, substantially in the proportions and manner described.

2. As a step in the art of proofing and strengthening artificial stone, brick, tile and plasters herein described, the process of forming the liquid compound herein described which consists in boiling together warm soft water, acetic acid, fat soup and egg-shells and vinegar, which have been boiled together substantially in the proportions and manner described.

3. The process of forming the artificialstone-making composition herein described which consists in mixing while dry in or about the proportions stated crushed granite, powdered glass, sand grit, hard cinder-clinkers, pebbles, hydraulic cement, then mixing the same to the consistency of plastic mortar with water, in which has been stirred aliquid 6g i I mixture consisting of warm soft Water, acetic acid, suet or tallow soup and egg-shells and vinegar, substantially as described.

4. As a step in forming the artificial-stonemaking composition herein described, the process of forming the liquid mixture which consists in boiling together in warm soft Water acetic acid, suet or tallow and water which have been boiled together and cooled, eggshells and vinegar which have been boiled IO together and cooled in or about the proportions specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN T. SALTIEL. Witnesses:

WELLS II. MosEs, A. ROLAND JOHNSON. 

